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Good point about the state name. The fact that it's a state hadn't occurred to me but it probably would occur to Americans which would explain why it isn't as popular there. Mystery solved!
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That explains why it's not as popular in the US as in the UK, Australia and NZ. But the question as to why it suddenly hit the bigtime in the latter three having been distinctly underused remains unanswered!
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Sorry, I suppose I was meaning that the fact it wasn't used in the US meant it looked like it suddenly became popular in the other places when perhaps it was just part of a trend along with George which came back into fashion in the 90s. But I didn't explain myself very well! And really, I have no idea why it did become popular. I kind of link it to old names like Ella, Francesca, Harriet, Olivia etc which also became popular at the same sort of time. It kind of has a similar vibe in my opinion but that might just be me!I can't think of any other cultural references at the moment which might explain it better.
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I don't think it explains anything :P I mean Dakota made the top 100 for boys and is a state name.
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